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'''Transnistria''' (a.k.a Priednistrova, Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR); Приднестрóвская Молдáвская Респýблика in Russian) is a disputed region in [[Eastern Europe]]. It declared independency in 1990, but it was never recognized as a sovereign country. Transnistria is located mostly in a strip between the Dniester River and [[Ukraine]]; some few villages and the city of [[Bender]] are on the Moldovan side of Dniester but still belong to Transistria. [[Moldova]] is on the other side of the river Dniester but considers Transnistria as their own territory.

Hitchhiking is common in Transnistria, it has similar conditions as in other places of former URSSUSSR. Thus On the main roads, there is a lot of buses (''marshrutkas'') which are usually kind of cheap (as in Moldova) so that many drivers won't understand why you should not have problems on the road. As hitchhike or may expect for a precautionpayment, still, would be recommended to avoid if you say you travel with no money (ask before enter the policemencar: "Bezplatna?"; which means "for free" in Russian and works as well for Moldova and Ukraine..), if possiblethey usually understand and take you for free with no problem. Also, keep in mind that according to Transnsitrian Transnistrian rules you can not stay other the night there, and if you stay you have to go to register at the police section beforehand.  ==Legally stay in Transnistria==The old rule, that if you only can stay in the country for a maximum of 8 more than 24 hours is not valid anymore. If you want to stay overnight, you have to register at the visa office in Tiraspol. You will get the time by which you have to leave written on your immigration ticket you will fill at the border check point. If you are not reminded about the time till which you have to leave - ask the border policemen about the time. If you are not aware of this - you could get problems when you are leaving Transnistria, if you leave later than the time allowed. == Crossing borders ==* From Ukraine: Coming from Odessa, you have to take care which border crossing to take when getting into Moldova. At Transnistrian border checkpoints you won't get an entry stamp for Moldova, which could cause lots of problems when leaving the country. According to locals and personal experience however, the missing entry stamp is not an issue. Also the Ministry of Information told likewise. You will have an Ukrainian exit stamp, so your path of travel will be obvious.

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